Starship Flight 13 may close the book on suborbital testing
SpaceX's thirteenth Starship-Super Heavy flight carries an operational payload for the first time — a batch of Starlink V3 satellites — whil…
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Starship Flight 13: fixes, Starlink satellites, and the next step
SpaceX is readying Starship for its thirteenth test flight as early as July 16, aiming to address issues from the previous attempt while dep…
SpaceX hits 600 reused Falcon booster flights in a record week
Between July 10 and 13, 2026, SpaceX conducted three separate Starlink missions from two launch sites, including a milestone flight marking …
Earth Observation Overtakes Telecom in Europe's Space Industry
The European space industry bounced back in 2025 after a difficult 2024, according to Eurospace's annual report. The headline finding: Earth…
Satellites in orbit are the easy part
AST SpaceMobile keeps adding BlueBird satellites to low Earth orbit in its push for space-based cellular broadband. Yet industry insiders in…
Orbital rescue and farewell flights mark a pivotal week
A robotic spacecraft is chasing down NASA's 21-year-old Swift Observatory to push it back into a safe orbit, while two storied American rock…
Atlas V flies its final payload mission, closing a two-decade run
United Launch Alliance's Atlas V rocket carried its last commercial payload into orbit on July 2, delivering satellites for Amazon's Project…
Atlas 5 Flies Its Last for Amazon's Kuiper Broadband Network
United Launch Alliance is set to close out Atlas 5's involvement in Amazon's Project Kuiper with a final overnight launch from Cape Canavera…
Rocket Lab bets eight billion dollars on Iridium acquisition
Rocket Lab has agreed to acquire satellite communications operator Iridium for eight billion dollars, a landmark transaction that signals th…
SpaceX Targets Two Launches in a Single Weekend
Within hours of each other, SpaceX scheduled missions from both US coasts: a 7.5-ton broadcast satellite for SiriusXM from Florida and 24 mo…
Vandenberg's Busiest Pad Serves Both Commerce and Espionage
Within two days, SpaceX flew two separate Falcon 9 missions from the same California pad — one adding to its commercial Starlink network, th…
Jio Charts Course for a Sovereign LEO Constellation Ahead of Its IPO
Jio Platforms, the digital arm of Reliance Industries and owner of India's largest mobile network, has outlined a two-stage plan to enter th…
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